Helston Click for location map (in pop up window)
Helston is one of the ancient coinage towns of Cornwall where the tin ingots were taken to be weighed to assess the duty payable to the Duke of Cornwall. There is still a dignified air about this town. The main street - Coinagehall Street - runs down a fairly steep hill where the famous 'Furry, or Flora, Dance' is performed on May 8th each year. This festival has it's roots in Pre-Christian times and welcomes in a prosperous harvest for the season ahead. Helston is one of the least changed of all Cornish towns but it still manages to have all the facilities of a modern town with shops, pubs, restaurants, a sports club, and boating lake. The ever popular Flambards Village Theme Park is just on the outskirts of the town. |
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